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| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | NBC Local | Dozens of Chicago-area schools closed, switched to E-learning amid cold: Full list | https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/stories/dozens-of-chicago-area-schools-closed-switched-to-e-learning-amid-cold-full-list/3881446/ | Dozens of Chicago-area schools will once again be closed or remote learning Monday as a [ cold weather advisory ][8] with wind chills as low as -25 degrees continues. The closures come after hundreds of schools, including Chicago Public Schools, closed Friday due to extreme cold. [ According to an … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | NBC Local | Are Chicago Public Schools closed today? District announces plans amid brutal cold | https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/stories/are-chicago-public-schools-closed-today-latest-announcements-from-district-amid-brutal-temps/3881452/ | Chicago Public Schools and all CPS buildings and activities will resume Monday, the district announced. The announcement comes as frigid conditions across the Chicago area continue, with a [ cold weather advisory ][1] in effect and morning wind chills as low as -25 degrees. "Based on the forecast, CPS schools … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago crime: 2 shot in traffic on West Side | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-crime-2-shot-traffic-west-side | #### The Brief * * Two men were shot while riding in a car Sunday night in West Garfield Park. * Both were hospitalized, one in critical condition, and no arrests have been made. **CHICAGO** \- Two men were shot while riding in a car Sunday night in Chicago's West … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Crews battle fire at apartment building on Chicago's North Side; 2 injured | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crews-battle-fire-apartment-building-chicagos-north-side-2-injured | ![Crews battle fire at Chicago apartment building][6] #### [ Crews battle fire at Chicago apartment building ][7] Two people were hospitalized after a fire broke out at an apartment building early Monday in Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood. #### The Brief * * A fire broke out early Monday at … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Private jet carrying 8 people crashes at Maine airport | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/private-jet-crash-maine-airport | ![][1] article FILE-People watch as a plane taxies to the gate on their way through the Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Expand #### The Brief * * A private jet carrying eight passengers crashed at Maine's Bangor International Airport on Sunday night. * FAA … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Judge set to hear arguments on Minnesota’s immigration crackdown after fatal shootings | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/minnesota-immigration-crackdown-court/ | MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge will hear arguments Monday on whether she should at least temporarily halt the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that has led to the [ fatal shootings of two people by government officers ][49] . The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Daywatch: American Academy of Pediatrics releases own vaccination schedule | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/daywatch-american-academy-of-pediatrics-releases-own-vaccination-schedule/ | Good morning, Chicago. As an alternative to new federal vaccine recommendations, the Itasca-based American Academy of Pediatrics [ released its own childhood vaccine schedule ][13] today with the backing of a dozen of the nation’s most prominent medical groups and associations. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ vaccine schedule differs from … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Investigators will detail causes of the midair collision over Washington and recommend changes | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/ntsb-investigators-midair-collision-washington-dc/ | So many things went wrong last Jan. 29 to contribute to the deadliest plane crash on American soil since 2001 that the National Transportation Safety Board isn’t likely to identify a single cause of the collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | European Union opens investigation into Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/european-union-elon-musk-grok/ | LONDON — The European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Monday after his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok started spewing nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images on the platform. European regulators also widened a separate, ongoing investigation into X’s recommendation systems after the platform said it … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Timberwolves and Warriors return to play in ‘bizarre, sad’ game with grieving Minneapolis on their minds | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/minnesota-timberwolves-bizzare-sad-game/ | MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves returned to the court after the [ postponement of their game ][2] against the Golden State Warriors the day before, the focus clearly distracted by a community in crisis. “Their group was suffering. The vibe in the stands, it was one of the most bizarre, … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Private jet with 8 aboard crashes on takeoff in Maine, FAA says | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/private-jet-crash-maine/ | BANGOR, Maine — A private aircraft carrying eight people crashed on takeoff Sunday night at Maine’s Bangor International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed around 7:45 p.m., and there was no immediate word on the conditions of those aboard. The FAA and the National Transportation … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | 'Clean Slate' law helps former inmates find work while boosting Illinois’ economy | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/01/26/clean-slate-act-former-inmates-independents-libertarians-trump-greenland-bears | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][30] * [ Facebook ][31] * [ Bluesky ][32] * [ Email ][33] * [ Reddit ][34] * [ Flipboard ][35] Illinois businesses have been clear about one thing over the past several years: We need more workers. From factory … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Best friend refuses to end abusive relationship | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/01/26/dearabby-today-dear-abby-best-friend-refuses-to-end-abusive-relationship | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][22] * [ Facebook ][23] * [ Bluesky ][24] * [ Email ][25] * [ Reddit ][26] * [ Flipboard ][27] **DEAR ABBY:** My best friend, “Brooke,” started dating a man, “Angus,” last year. From the start, he made a … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Why pediatricians are breaking with the CDC on childhood vaccines | https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/01/26/childhood-vaccines-pediatricians-breaking-with-cdc-rfk-jr-immunizations-kristen-kelly-madan-kumar | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] In early December, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — the body that advises the Centers for Disease Control … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Maggie Queeney reflects on a decade building the Poetry Foundation’s adult education programs | https://chicagoreader.com/books/poetry/maggie-queeney-poetry-workshops/ | When [ Maggie Queeney ][1] began teaching a routine poetry workshop at a Chicago senior center, she had no idea one of her selected poems would facilitate a participant’s long-awaited catharsis. Partway through the workshop, a man nearing the end of his life found in the intricate verses of a … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | Chicago Magazine | Monday, Funday | https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/february-2026/four-specials-that-have-us-dining-out-on-mondays/ | ## Le Bouchon **_Monday special:_ ** _Half-price bottles of wine_ Oenophiles and bargain hunters unite on Monday nights at this bistro. On almost every table, you’ll see a bottle from the stellar all-French wine list (ask about off-menu options for reserve natural wines and rare Burgundies), and the sound of … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Dangerous cold settles on Chicago again a day after winter storm | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dangerous-cold-settles-chicago-again-day-after-winter-storm/ | A day after much of the Chicago area was socked with a snowstorm that lingered from Saturday night all the way into Sunday afternoon, bitter and dangerous cold settled on the area. A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect for the Chicago area until noon Monday, with wind chills as … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Explosion and fire at cookie factory in Greece kills 4 workers, 1 missing | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/explosion-cookie-factory-greece-death-toll/ | An explosion and fire at a cookie factory in central Greece killed at least four workers and left one person unaccounted for, authorities said Monday. Seven others, including a firefighter, were hospitalized after the blast at the Violanta biscuit plant near the city of Trikala, about 200 miles north of … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Fire spreads to 2 vacant houses in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/fire-spreads-vacant-houses-chicago-west-englewood/ | No one was hurt after two houses caught fire in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood early Monday. The fire broke out around 11 p.m. Sunday in the 1500 block of West Marquette Road, near Laflin Street. The flames were spread to two houses on the block. Chicago police said the houses … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | January 26, 2026 | CBS Local | 2 men wounded in drive-by shooting in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/2-men-wounded-drive-by-shooting-chicago-west-garfield-park/ | Two men were hospitalized early Monday after they were shot while driving in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood. Police said the two 28-year-old men were traveling in a car near Jackson Boulevard and Pulaski Road around 10:22 p.m. Sunday, when a dark-colored sedan went past and someone inside fired multiple … |